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Art of Music: Exerpt from "Alleluia Nativitas" by Perotin.
Art of Music: From "Brandenburg Concerto No. 5" by J.S. Bach.
Art of Music: From "Lament of the Nymph" by Claudio Moneverdi.
Art of Music: Exerpt from "Missa da Pacem" by Josquin des Prez.
Art of Music: Early organum: from "Musica enchiriadis" (c. 859)
Art of Music: From "Siegfried" (Act III) by Richard Wagner.
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